Chapter 533: Fifteenth Ring Mission
"Is this because his body was taken away, so some kind of balance was broken and he started to come alive?"
Colin stood up and looked at the things above his head.
It was at this moment that the shell formed by the tree roots outside a larger "cocoon" shattered, followed by a wisp of green smoke with a vague human shape quickly spewing out and attacking him.
Seeing this, he didn't hesitate and waved his hand, raising a thick wave of fire to hit it.
According to his prediction, this one blow alone would be enough to severely injure the thoroughly polluted humanoid monster...
But what was unexpected was that the green smoke did not dissipate after touching the flames, but instead let out a scream.
Immediately afterwards, a figure was forced out of the smoke. Its head and limbs were shrunken, but its belly was enormous, with a large vertical hole ripped from its belly button...
With a big gulp, he actually swallowed some of the campfire.
Moreover, the noise of the battle seemed to stimulate more "cocoons", and the crackling sound continued to be heard.
More and more figures rushed out from it, and actually swallowed up the fireball created by the wave of the hand!
"Although the power is a bit immature, it is indeed 'hunger'..."
Seeing this scene, Colin sighed inwardly. Then, without holding back, he stretched out his hand and sent a terrifying flame surging upward, directly engulfing the crooked tree and all the contaminated people on it, both those who had escaped and those who had not...
At first, these non-human creatures with atrophied limbs and huge stomachs could even swallow some fire through their stomachs and mouths.
Even some powerful individuals, after consuming the flames, actually gained a certain ability to control the flames, their bodies swirling with flames, like strange creatures from the Classic of Mountains and Seas...
Although it is not the "first fire" but more of the characteristics of "crazy fire", it is still shocking.
But as the flames continued to grow deeper and deeper, exceeding their threshold, they eventually fell to the ground under the scorching flames, emitting grease, turning into charcoal, and finally reducing to ashes...
Colin stared at the ashes without stopping, but continued to burn until the ashes were burned down to more primitive basic particles.
"Overall, this thing is definitely not as strong as it used to be, but even so, it's still roughly at the level of a Level 3 containment creature. And because of its 'hunger' nature, once it's fed for a while and gets something to eat, it can continue to grow..."
"If he wasn't several levels stronger, it would be really difficult to deal with him."
Colin made a brief comment.
Originally, he wanted to keep one to observe, but when he noticed that the hungry desire of this thing somewhat resonated with the thing deep in his heart, he chose to burn it completely to avoid any accidents.
Moreover, after fighting with these things, I feel that this D+-level employee is indeed quite capable. He was able to investigate alone and resolve the incident on the spot. Although they almost died together in the end, his strength is indeed quite good...
At least among the current employees of the company on the Earth side, no one is sure to solve the problem independently.
Even if a D-level team is sent over, if they are not well prepared, there is a high probability of failure.
"Well, the good news is that the D-class here on Earth seem to be no weaker than those outside. The bad news is that they are all from the past."
Shaking his head and collecting his thoughts, Colin looked around and after making sure there were no similar anomalies around him, he began to simply stack buffs on himself.
More than ten minutes later, Colin, his body wrapped in flames, pointed to the sky. A flame gathered at his fingertips and quickly shot into the sky, hanging in this world, radiating all areas, and illuminating this dark and hidden world filled with diffuse mist.
According to the perception of the flames, this area is neither big nor small, with an area of at least tens of thousands of acres, and it is basically all woods. However, the trees look sick, and there are no living animals inside except plants.
Even the chirping of insects came from the outside world...
"Since there are no living things anymore, why not be more thorough..."
Kelin glanced at the limp trees and felt that these things seemed to be living a very tiring life...
Immediately, he clenched his five fingers into a fist, and the huge fireball in the sky exploded into dozens of pieces, dragging a long flame tail as it fell to the surroundings.
The huge sound of falling "bang bang bang" came from all directions...
But after more than ten minutes, the flames illuminated the entire world. Tree after tree twisted and burned in the flames, and thick smoke gathered at the dome, forming a dark red cloud of fire and smoke that flowed like magma.
The entire independent space, like a small world, was directly ignited!
In the fiercely burning flames, there were faint inhuman screams, which seemed to be some abnormal howls.
But the howl did not last long, and was swallowed up by the crimson, leaving only the roar of flames.
And at this moment, all the originally gloomy and weird atmosphere was burned away.
"Good, good, the air is much sweeter now..."
Colin took a deep breath and felt much happier.
No, to be more precise, when the flames filled the sky, Colin felt that this small world was turning into his domain, and everything in it was under his control.
This feeling is very wonderful and makes people feel comfortable.
However, a world completely covered by flames and smoke is not very comfortable for other beings like the "Snow Girl".
So she retreated into her ring and hid...
After the flames were fully burning, Colin's figure merged into the flames. The next second, several kilometers away, in front of the clan temple that had already burned and collapsed, wisps of bonfire swirled and gathered, condensing into his figure.
When the figure solidified, Colin looked around to make sure that there was nothing strange in this fiery red world. Then he picked up the revolver and walked step by step to an empty well behind the clan temple and looked into it.
"It seems there is no water..."
Colin waved his finger, and a large amount of flames poured into the wellhead as if they were his own tentacles. Through these flames, he quickly found that there was a spiral downward staircase below, about fifty meters deep, with a bluestone passage at the end.
The passage was clearly man-made. Going deeper, one could see a large hall, where many ancient bottles and jars, as well as some inscriptions and other items, were displayed around...
If it weren't for the flames pouring in and completely illuminating the interior, it would have been quite cramped and depressing.
"Is it an ancient tomb?"
Colin seemed to have a feeling that the style of this tomb seemed to be quite early, maybe from the Tang Dynasty?
Anyway, the style is quite different from the above, and it is probably not built by "Snack Villa".
However, he didn't pay too much attention to this. Colin controlled the flames, covering all areas. As he continued to penetrate, he quickly understood the specific situation of the underground area...
Soon, deep inside, he saw a brass door that had stood for who knows how many years.
The brass gate is eight meters high and is cast entirely from pure copper. It is engraved with mysterious patterns that reflect a dim glow in the flames.
Colin's thought flashed through his mind, and the flames leaped once more, revealing his figure ten meters away from the gate.
His first glance was directed at the slightly ajar, heavy-feeling brass door. Nearly half a meter thick, it had been opened about two fists' distance. Beyond the crack lay a gray haze...
"Gurgle."
Colin couldn't help swallowing. For some reason, he had a strong desire to go in.
It smells so good...it smells so good...
I always feel like there seems to be something delicious in there?
"Could it be the 'snacks' that 'Hungry' collected back then?"
Colin grunted and took a deep breath to suppress the sudden desire.
But since I've been spotted by "Ms. Rabbit" and specifically asked to throw a hand in, I can only say that the backstage may not be as comfortable as it looks outside...
Although he was very curious about what was inside, it was obviously impossible to get in.
In this case, if you want to know what's going on inside, you either have to send fire in, or use the "Book of Numerology: Fragments"...
"Whichever of these two happens, there's a 100% chance that something unexpected will happen, and it's bound to be a very difficult accident."
Colin gave up without giving it much thought.
After all, "Ms. Rabbit" didn't ask him to go in and check, and one characteristic of her mission is that if there are no accidents, it will be fine, but if there are accidents, it will be really troublesome.
Then, he withdrew his gaze from the inside, and did not rush in, but looked at the brass door twice.
"The purity seems to be quite high. In ancient history, even in recent dynasties, it would have been very difficult to cast this thing."
Colin raised his head and glanced up and down. The door could be said to be wide open, which meant it was 100% antique, and many times older than the offerings in the tomb.
But the problem is that the solid doorposts about one meter long on both sides of the gate were not something that the ancient people could easily create.
To accomplish this, I'm afraid it would require the participation of extraordinary power...
From this perspective, the time when extraordinary abilities appeared may have been pushed back hundreds of years.
Colin thought about it for a moment, but didn't dwell on it too much, because the abnormal events in ancient times were even more serious than those of the "previous generation"...
It's almost to the point where we only know its name but not its details.
"It's probably because they were once rectified by the Bonfire Company. If time could really be turned back, then during the last era when the Bonfire Company rose to prominence, the first group to suffer would probably be the immortals and gods on Earth, as well as the Buddhas and gods outside..."
Colin felt that based on the company's style, it should be pretty close.
Thinking of this, he shook his head, took out the "token" from his pocket, and threw it hard towards the crack in the door from a distance.
The flames flashed by and fell behind the door.
Immediately afterwards, some terrifying creatures were awakened. They seemed to have not expected that after sleeping for many years, they would see such a huge treasure as soon as they opened their eyes, and then they let out howls that no mortal could bear.
A vague and abstract picture flashed through Colin's mind. If this picture were to happen in reality, it would be like a person who was sleeping soundly suddenly felt something moving in his body, then opened his eyes and saw a bunch of cockroaches crawling all over his body, and then stood up frantically and "went crazy".
Horrifying vibrations continuously impacted the heavy brass door...
The breath that penetrated the gray-white haze distorted the sound, vision, and space here.
With a "bang".
Colin stepped forward and stepped on the door. He leaned forward and used his leg muscles to push the door back.
Suddenly, the scene became quiet.
The vibrations behind the door had been intense at first, but now, after more than thirty seconds, they were gradually weakening...
After a while, all the abnormalities disappeared.
"I struggled for fifty-one seconds, the longest struggle so far."
Colin muttered to himself softly. The "Nanyang Bodhisattva" who had made such a loud noise before was just shouting loudly. In fact, it rolled its eyes less than 20 seconds after the severed hand was put in.
And many others couldn't even last ten seconds.
It was actually very quiet along the way here. I thought it was just a small matter, but it actually continued howling for more than fifty seconds before it quieted down.
I can only say that the dog that bites doesn't bark...
At the same time, the words "Mission Accomplished" appeared.
Ke Lin didn't rush back. Instead, he reappeared outside the clan temple, looked at the burning small world, raised his hand and called out, and flames from all directions began to converge here...
After about ten minutes, the flames gathered here and formed an extremely huge fireball.
"Apply to establish a 'bonfire site'..."
Colin submitted an application and exercised the authority granted by the "Excellent Talent Program". The "bonfire point" with special functions could not be built, but the general one could still be built.
It’s just that I didn’t use it before, so I never did much with it.
Now I feel like this place could use some renovation...
Soon, the giant fireball began to shrink little by little, turning into a first-level bonfire that was more than ten meters high but extremely bright.
"It looks good but is useless. It can't even reach level 2..."
He complained, but a level one bonfire was enough. As long as he needed to, Colin could sense and monitor any area on Earth, and quickly jump to that location through the special channels inside the bonfire...
After confirming this, Colin did not stay any longer and returned home directly according to the prompt after the task was completed.
…
When I opened my eyes, I saw the familiar ceiling again.
Colin shook his head and sat up, looking at the parchment, and the eighth ring letter delivery mission popped up.
"It's such a great connection! I didn't waste a single second. This 'flexible work system' is fantastic..."
Colin shook his head, stayed at home for a while, and then turned into a numb task worker and began to prepare for the next task.
Time flies by in the "boring" yet exciting" delivery missions...
In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days passed.
Colin, exhausted both physically and mentally, had finally almost completed this fifteen-ring mission of delivering the letter...
At this moment, after taking the "Train in the Fog" for six stops, Colin arrived at a ruined world with imbalanced gravity. He killed a lot of people here, expelled a certain incarnation of the outer god, rescued a large group of enslaved silicon-based humans, and dropped the "token". Then, Colin completed the fourteenth ring mission.
"In the eyes of the company, as long as you consider yourself a human being, then you are truly a human being..."
Colin looked at the dark crowd of unknown brown crystals in front of him, with only a roughly human-shaped stone man, and felt emotional.
It would have been fine if the fishman was a human before...
He didn't expect that this group of stone men could be considered human beings.
Shaking his head and gathering his scattered thoughts, he returned to the Earth world amidst the worship of a group of stone men.
"Finally the last mission..."
Colin sat up with his eyes wide open, rubbing his hands with a mixture of anticipation and nervousness. He muttered a prayer that the mission wouldn't be troublesome, while opening the parchment and looking at the last event.
When he saw the mission name slowly emerging on the yellowed paper, his heart skipped a beat...
[Event: Going to the "non-existent hospital"...]
